Archive · 20 Sep 2026
Kapil Sibal Calls Delhi SIR Exercise an Unprecedented Scam
Kapil Sibal is a lawyer and Member of Parliament.
He received a notice connected to a voter-list checking process in Delhi.
He said the notice made it seem as though his citizenship was in question.
Sibal asked why this would happen because he is already a registered voter and an MP.
He also said his name appeared in the draft voter list.
He explained that he had once been registered as a voter in Patna.
He criticized the Election Commission and called the process an unprecedented scam.
The Election Commission’s response was not included in the report.
Senior advocate and Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal criticized the Election Commission over a notice issued to him under Delhi’s ongoing SIR exercise.
Sibal questioned why his citizenship could be treated as doubtful despite his status as a registered voter and MP.
He said his name was included in the draft electoral register.
Sibal said he had previously been registered as a voter in Patna.
He made the remarks at a press conference on Sunday.
- Who
- Senior advocate and Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal, and the Election Commission.
- What
- Sibal criticized the Election Commission after receiving a notice under the ongoing SIR exercise.
- When
- Sibal spoke at a press conference on Sunday.
- Where
- The notice concerned the SIR exercise in Delhi; Sibal also referred to his earlier voter registration in Patna.
- Why
- Sibal questioned why his citizenship could be treated as doubtful despite being a registered voter and MP.
- Person
- Kapil Sibal
- Role
- Senior advocate and Rajya Sabha MP
- Exercise
- Ongoing SIR exercise
- Location
- Delhi
- Notice
- Issued to Sibal under the SIR exercise
- Electoral record
- Sibal said his name appeared in the draft electoral register
- Previous registration
- Sibal said he had earlier been registered as a voter in Patna